O'Brien Sarah L, Glass Elizabeth M, Brulc Jennifer M, Gilbert Jack A, Antonopoulos Dionysios A, Meyer Folker
Stand Genomic Sci. 2011 Nov 30;5(2):198-202. doi: 10.4056/sigs.1874546. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
This report summarizes the proceedings of the 2(nd) Annual Argonne Soils Workshop held at Argonne National Laboratory October 6-8, 2010. The workshop assembled a diverse group of soil ecologists, microbiologists, molecular biologists, and computational scientists to discuss the challenges and opportunities related to implementation of metagenomics approaches in soil microbial ecology. The overarching theme of the workshop was "designing ecologically meaningful soil metagenomics research", which encouraged presentations on both ecological and computational topics. The workshop fostered valuable cross-discipline communication and delivered the message that soil metagenomics research must be based on an iterative process between biological inquiry and bioinformatics tools.
本报告总结了2010年10月6日至8日在阿贡国家实验室举行的第二届阿贡土壤研讨会的会议议程。该研讨会汇聚了土壤生态学家、微生物学家、分子生物学家和计算科学家等不同领域的专业人士,共同探讨在土壤微生物生态学中应用宏基因组学方法所面临的挑战与机遇。研讨会的总体主题是“设计具有生态意义的土壤宏基因组学研究”,这一主题鼓励了关于生态和计算主题的报告。该研讨会促进了宝贵的跨学科交流,并传达了这样一个信息:土壤宏基因组学研究必须基于生物学探究和生物信息学工具之间的迭代过程。